Our mission: To define and apply chemistry, materials science, forest management, and engineering principles to the characterization and utilization of southern forest resources for maximum societal benefits with minimal environmental consequences.
The Utilization of Southern Forest Resources research work unit (SRS-RWU-4704) is part of the Forest Restoration and Management science area of the Southern Research Station. We are headquarted in Pineville, LA, with research teams also based in Blacksburg, VA, and Athens, GA. Learn more about our research →
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Women In Science: Dana Mitchell
Meet SRS scientist Dana Mitchell, a research engineer and project leader with the Forest Operations Research unit in Auburn, Alabama. Her team studies the science and technology involved in physical alterations of the forest. They work to balance the ecological impact and the value generation of forest management.
Latest Publications
- A review of lignin hydrogen peroxide oxidation chemistry with emphasis on aromatic aldehydes and acids
More, Ajinkya; Elder, Thomas; Jiang, Zhihua. - Radical coupling reactions of hydroxystilbene glucosides and coniferyl alcohol: A density functional theory study
Elder, Thomas; Rencoret, Jorge; del Río, José C.; Kim, Hoon; Ralph, John. - Coupling of flavonoid initiation sites with monolignols studied by density functional theory
Berstis, Laura; Elder, Thomas; Dixon, Richard; Crowley, Michael; Beckham, Gregg T. - Understanding the in situ state of lignocellulosic biomass during ionic liquids-based engineering of renewable materials and chemicals
Rajan, Kalavathy; Elder, Thomas; Abdoulmoumine, Nourredine; Carrier, Danielle Julie; Labbé, Nicole. - The effect of residual lignin on the rheological properties of cellulose nanofibril suspensions
Iglesias, Maria C.; Shivyari, Niloofar; Norris, Ann; Martin-Sampedro, Raquel; Eugenio, M. E.; Lahtinen, Panu; Auad, Maria L.; Elder, Thomas; Jiang, Zhihua; Frazier, Charles E.; Peresin, Maria S.